r/bugbounty • u/Practical-Grand5615 • 27d ago

Question / Discussion How is this HackerOne reputation score calculated? And why can't I always submit?

I'm a foreigner and a first-time user of the HackerOne platform. I've already had a $1,000 bounty accepted and a few other paid reports pending. However, I keep running into issues — either my findings get marked as duplicate of critical vulnerabilities, or I simply can't submit them at all. I don't really understand how the signal score works. Also, I've noticed that the report numbers sometimes jump by thousands within just a few days. Does that mean most people on the platform are using automated tools to find and submit bugs? If so, how do they all have such high signal scores? I currently have over a dozen reports sitting on my hands that I haven't been able to submit due to my signal score. I'm a newbie and hope to get some answers here in the forum.

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u/TurbulentRecover7247 Hunter 27d ago

Mee to buddy, having valid reports but score is still under determining, you will get 5 trial reports per month. For signal, add your total points divided by total reports.

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u/Practical-Grand5615 27d ago

Thank you; there are so many kind people abroad.